FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) is to launch a complaints portal this month that will enable lawyers to manage all of their contact with the organisation online. LeO will also encourage consumers to manage their complaint through the portal, which should help them to keep track of what stage the complaint is at. Full story - Legal Futures
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| @TheLawMap interactions from last week |
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons adds former Brodies competition head to Brussels team | The Lawyer http://t.co/V5s8UVyS1Z
- Milbank finance heavyweight Peter Schwartz quits for Paul Hastings | The Lawyer http://t.co/ykStgy02CC
- Terra Firma's £2.3bn battle with Citi over EMI sale set for 2016 trial | The Lawyer http://t.co/H63w3MNSCy
- Woman has sentence increased for sexual activity with 14-year-old boy http://t.co/O1K5Jc7scS
- The Tories’ proposal for a British bill of rights is incoherent, but they don’t care http://t.co/Wnq76Qgls8
- Kenneth Clarke lambasts Conservatives’ human rights plan http://t.co/odArQteNN8
- 'Our daughter is dead. We're the surviving victims': rape, bullying and suicide, after a viral flood http://t.co/6ymViHS1FB
- BBC's Top Gear leaving #ARGENTINA after protests over number plate that appeared to refer to the 1982 Falklands War http://t.co/wTIKJ6iyKL
- Catalans vow to hold referendum on SPAIN independence http://t.co/7eAr5aVtSD
- Justice Secretary Chris Grayling’s problem is beyond carelessness | Law Gazette http://t.co/GXhrZOJJQJ
- Scotland's anger over UK abandoning Human Rights Act | Law Gazette http://t.co/1ZsY6AGtRp
- Partners fined for tax avoidence advice | Law Gazette http://t.co/KyHjE8JNSJ
- Denton backlash begins as judge overturns relief refusal | Law Gazette http://t.co/BeFmDocKtq
- Alex Salmond has defended the Scottish government's decision to stop councils pursuing people for poll tax debts http://t.co/zp1xb3pIqA
- Football coach Kevin Ford poses as woman to trick boys into sex acts http://t.co/wZcg5QOpRu
- CCTV footage shows University of East Anglia cash machine burglary http://t.co/LYVCqPeVup
- Sherlock Holmes silent classic film uncovered in Paris vault http://t.co/bYVkeVcsGN
- Facebook admits failings over emotion manipulation study http://t.co/DPk3Yr548l
- Burmese men accused of killing Britons paraded by #THAI police http://t.co/yfhHrxykBy
- Fake bomb detector husband Samuel Tree jailed for three years http://t.co/zuJuB2boC1
- Former marksman charged with murder of suspect Azelle Rodney named as Anthony Long, reporting restrictions lifted http://t.co/NOru6X95At
- A construction worker has died in an accident at Heathrow Airport's recently reopened Terminal 2 http://t.co/vWh37JgaMY
- Ex-NoW news editor Ian Edmondson admits phone hacking http://t.co/iBK4vx51td
- Five jailed in Sheffield teenager sex abuse and trafficking case http://t.co/UGOXMf6nlX
- Lib Dems call for more proportional parliamentary voting on English laws http://t.co/4VsAu3JyZt
- Scrapping the Human Rights Act: Tories not interested in sensible reform but in a gesture to appease their rightwing http://t.co/k0jGIzndla
- Family of ‘brain-dead’ California girl seeks to have her declared alive again - #US http://t.co/ejmhWuDA0G
- Kate and Gerry McCann criticise press after receiving £55,000 in libel payout http://t.co/f3VoWgxq6q
- Conference to discuss mass surveillance and threats to press freedom http://t.co/B0QEK47maG
- BBC's Question Time criticised over Alice Gross debate http://t.co/aCFIalRxk1
- Tories 'would curb human rights rulings' from Europe http://t.co/15yZsSQz6Q
- Conservatives plan to scrap Human Rights Act – read the full document http://t.co/L2QXn0IvQ2
- Tory plans for European human rights convention will take UK back 50 years | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/vb6CTOajNb
- Tories plan to withdraw UK from European convention on human rights http://t.co/avPu6S9B6T
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Moore Blatch teams up with charity for first social enterprise ABS | The Lawyer http://t.co/faFMRGR1ND
- Professionalism of the Nuremberg translators highlights shortcomings in today’s interpreting standards | Law Gazette http://t.co/7TI3Qoch7W
- Legal Ombudsman to open online complaints portal | Law Gazette http://t.co/VT2duegKjz
- Draft 'British rights' bill before Christmas | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/ywt5UUaco7
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Schabas Participated in Russell Tribunal After His Hero Goldstone Called it a Sham #ISRAEL http://t.co/QBW3wlUtfC
- Women's World Cup Players Tell Canadian Tribunal Artificial Turf a Human Rights Abuse http://t.co/wNmTXLPrFF
- Special Session of Russell Tribunal on #PALESTINE http://t.co/hDYMM2eEP7
- Appellate Tribunal for Electricity asks Adani Power to restore supply to Haryana utilities - #INDIA http://t.co/1hjIkjJ0WM
- Karadzic Seeks Acquittal on Genocide at Hague Tribunal #BOSNIA http://t.co/H7MepAjZpn
- Russian Lawyer Vladimir Golitsyn to Head World's Top Maritime Tribunal: http://t.co/pIOeLygLjz
- How one tweet can lead to a St. Louis County grand jury investigation - #US http://t.co/QxaSFeE2j6
- Attorneys Work to Pick Jury in Jodi Arias Retrial - #US http://t.co/fovCBoA0RS
- Jury in Sun journalist trial warned by judge over certainty before verdict http://t.co/ZcmsYdUYAS
- Florida jury mulls stand-your-ground defence in loud music murder trial - #US http://t.co/Z4apR5eZRU
- Noted jurist Barry Kamins to retire, puts an end to illustrious judicial career - #US http://t.co/s8Q5v8Hvfr
- UK prosecutors drop terrorism charges against former Guantanamo detainee http://t.co/I2xm7KiN5H
- Federal judge rules against health care tax subsidies - #US http://t.co/b8QECaqHGc
- ICC: #Kenya president must attend hearing http://t.co/9sGUHw4Czk
- Oklahoma non-surgical abortion restrictions challenged - #US http://t.co/OqUP2tVDzF
- Disability benefit delays criticised http://t.co/fBu2tPByIq
- Policing budget cuts 'impossible', says George Hamilton http://t.co/2kKohMWQY3
- Aids: Origin of pandemic 'was 1920s Kinshasa' in #CONGO http://t.co/Q8KNx7idiR
- The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Legal Action (registered charity number 1100780) https://t.co/FCCW48jqiW
- Time has come to dispel the myth of feckless young people, UKCES claims https://t.co/88aqhmUg2Q
- Reappointments to the Regulatory Policy Committee https://t.co/amn2ukEO5H
- Intellectual assets: Baroness Neville-Rolfe spoke at Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) Congress https://t.co/eAVsDmjBfr
- £10m LIBOR boost to support emergency services https://t.co/LAZhdukqD1
- Virgin Money promotes new GC on verge of float as Pearson steps down | The Lawyer http://t.co/YjpqOV4DGB
- “Work three-day weeks and take unlimited holidays”, Kevin Gold's revolution at Mishcon de Reya | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ea9yPYIwwF
- Former pupillage head launches judicial review over non-judge Visitors | Legal Futures http://t.co/OCflnCx2tn
- Fusion Legal becomes latest Connect2Law hub to go its own way | Legal Futures http://t.co/DM0DbQVsQa
- SRA fines firm £2,000 for £2.5m stamp duty avoidance schemes | Legal Futures http://t.co/5mfSnAYcty
- A pleasant ride across #CardiffBay earlier this evening.. so mild for October.. http://t.co/7LbeuZitVM
- Full of sound and fury on human rights | head of legal http://t.co/Gzc1HmVmlF
- #PAKISTAN Supreme Court suspends election tribunal disqualification verdict of PTI MPA http://t.co/WidR0KgDki
- National Green Tribunal imposes Rs1 lakh cost on petitioner - #INDIA http://t.co/1fts2DOEyI
- Central Administrative Tribunal: Conferred IAS selection is illegal - #INDIA http://t.co/wSAjQGuMqY
- Manus Island MP Ronnie Knight to fight misallocation allegations at leadership tribunal - #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/er0ZnlCgM4
- Court ruling upholds Human Rights Tribunal’s decision against school board - #CANADA http://t.co/bdP4fe32g0
- NGO alleges dumping of toxic waste in #INDIA, moves National Green Tribunal http://t.co/djPiMzuUKc
- Whatsonstage co-founder Terri Paddock after 9 months legal proceedings against US owners, following dismissal http://t.co/03CjytVU2E
- Lawyers shun judges' jobs due to pay and pension cuts - #IRELAND http://t.co/56ujTft3ca
- Silent solicitor attacked over property scandal http://t.co/Ri7TlcAEo3
- Bradford solicitor, who laundered criminal money for a £10 million drugs baron, has had almost £1,000 confiscated http://t.co/SnOnlt2fN5
- Dame Marie Bashir's niece Gabrielle among successful applicants for silk - #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/8qvFYGM6g6
- Barrister accuses police of failures at Hillsborough http://t.co/NtySUqic7X
- Barrister seeks to stop sanctions over breach of code of conduct -#IRELAND http://t.co/OTYVIkWhFC
- Mayer Brown wins awards at the http://t.co/e9sTaR7dtw Top Law Firms for Training Contracts & Vacation Schemes Award http://t.co/9F2FO5Leol
- Rights of way and accessing land https://t.co/bptA4TBjBx
- UK Legalizes CD Ripping and Cloud Backups https://t.co/YIndTjfuhT
- Landmark UK patent law change will boost clinical research http://t.co/THaWV1CqJ9
- Marking of Patented Products in the UK http://t.co/uwwNMR7D2h
- London Calling: Spate of High Profile Lawyer Moves Hits UK http://t.co/q33sFdcEjN
- Jury rejects Breaking Bad poison murder plot http://t.co/ZVZm8bUvTq
- Asbestos victims win damages ruling http://t.co/fu1RtL4929
- Paedophile doctor Myles Bradbury: Hospital 'failed' victims http://t.co/agsjokexyF
- Labour put aside partisanship on constitutional reform. Now the Tories must do the same | David Laws http://t.co/GfT2p17BAq
- Moazzam Begg was in contact with M15 about his Syria visits, papers show http://t.co/2xCl4DtHTC
- Cardiff speed camera catches 71 drivers daily, figures show http://t.co/4BuQNZR2LZ
- Alice Gross post-mortem examination inconclusive http://t.co/7yckXik8us
- Europe a glittering prospect for Tiffany's new chief exec | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/S89wBzzON7
- Trial for car makers in China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0R58SYiIwq
- New Zealand moves to stamp out juror research of cases online | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mM8Lowh2sU
- Fashion brands can protect their names against other fashion companies | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dBHpqNKz7j
- Quinn Emanuel makes week-long office secondments permanent | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nii7GtU3tb
- Demystification of the legal system | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/C36DT5pMh6
- Gibson Dunn picks up two Ashurst top partners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jdcB4WROzf
- Deloittes will not set up a UK law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oP7yIAmaus
- #US Supreme court to rule on Abercrombie & Fitch 'religious bias' over hijab http://t.co/gtwhgBXjS4
- Ohio prosecutors demand immunity for execution drug makers - #US http://t.co/dPGbg97nrh
- Texas housing discrimination claims to be settled by #US supreme court http://t.co/A8TNlvlmWn
- New fraud law proposals should be welcomed | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ayei4uBCav
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaw Goddard reveals 82% retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/inoSQPKHLc
- United we stand – cooperation between lenders, valuers and conveyancers http://t.co/eRcctAMAYS
- Changes to Victorian conveyancing requirements start from 1 October - are you ready? - #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/kWpmI3ghBW
- Finance, human rights, and rule of law all on the agenda at Opening of Legal Year | Bar Council http://t.co/iLhQIvSpyZ
- Animal Legal Defense Fund Offers $5,000 Reward in Shocking Central Valley Chicken Massacre - #US http://t.co/Yz97U9VDWb
- Dublin’s first bitcoin pub stopped accepting payments in the digital currency, citing legal issues - #IRELAND http://t.co/Hvjzv2OwUK
- Enforcing the Legal Rights of Animals http://t.co/MfypvWHudW
- British Columbia lawyers set to resume protest of ‘lack of funding’ for legal aid - #CANADA http://t.co/SqMJ9XLeUY
- Legal and General calls on stock market giants to fight cybercrime http://t.co/CfvW6toXEH
- Bank of England calls for legal power to cap loan-to-value ratio on mortgages http://t.co/nEfBMqnLXA
- Kuntal Patel not guilty of attempted murder of her mother in "Breaking Bad" poisoning case in east London http://t.co/ZVZm8bUvTq
- Henry Kissinger’s prescription for global woes remains the same - more realism, less idealism http://t.co/FcHnGD01hO
- Why are gentleman-thieves and murder mysteries making a comeback in Arabic popular fiction? http://t.co/HqKKEsFVKv
- Rebuffing the collective guilt assigned to Muslims following the Oklahoma City beheading - #US http://t.co/zVOaK7Q2f2
- #BANGLADESH minister fired for Hajj being unproductive to workforce remarks http://t.co/kckZqGP2nE
- Hong Kong protesters set midnight ultimatum - #CHINA http://t.co/GaswecEWre
- Tory minister has apologised for sharing a poem on Twitter which suggested the Labour Party was "full of queers" http://t.co/qvwZktkKKu
- Phone boxes turn green to charge mobiles http://t.co/Ekm8R6mJVw
- Bank of England to get extra powers over housing market http://t.co/eQqXBcjWBs
- NUJ calls for urgent review of the police's use of Ripa law http://t.co/tdkBo28rWP
- High Court deals LASPO blow to Grayling | Law Gazette http://t.co/2YUEaf8kDl
